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Attrition

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contritionnounThe state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse.
abrasionnounThe act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
detritionnounattrition; erosion by friction
grindingnoun(dance) A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.
corrasionnounThe wearing away of surface material.
contritenessnounThe state of being contrite.

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abrasionnounThe act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
detritionnounattrition; erosion by friction
grindingnoun(dance) A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.
contritionnounThe state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse.
contritenessnounThe state of being contrite.
corrasionnounThe wearing away of surface material.
frictionnounThe rubbing of one object or surface against another.
leakagenounAn act of leaking, or something that leaks.
seepagenounThe process by which something, especially a liquid, leaks through a porous substance; the process of seeping. (Also used figuratively: the process of diffusing.)
depurationnounThe removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
depletionnounThe consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.
declinenounThe act of declining or refusing something.
exhaustionnounSupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
fatiguenounA weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion.
decreasenounAn amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.
drop-outnounAlternative spelling of dropout. [Someone who has left an educational institution without completing the course]
wastagenoun(uncountable) The amount or proportion of something that is wasted or lost by deterioration or other natural process.
downsizingnounAn act in which a company downsizes or is downsized.
mortalitynounThe state or quality of being mortal.
wearnoun(in combination) Clothing.

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